At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Sri Lanka's deadliest prison riot in over five years.
Security personnel stand guard in the compound of a prison where deadly clashes broke out on Sunday, in Negombo, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital Colombo.
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At least 19 killed and more than 100 wounded in Sri Lanka prison riot
25 killed, 100 injured in clashes between two groups at prison in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, wounds more than 100
Sri Lanka’s worst prison riot in five years kills 23 guards and inmates, wounds more than 100
Sri Lanka prison riot kills 19, wounds more than 100
Sri Lanka’s worst prison riot in five years kills 23 guards and inmates, wound more than 100
Sri Lanka prison riot kills 23, wounds more than 100
At least 19 people killed in Sri Lanka prison clashes
Sri Lanka orders probe as prison riot toll rises to 27
At least 20 people killed in Sri Lanka prison clashes
The wounded were rushed to the Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo, following overnight clashes between inmates from…
The unrest began on Sunday at the prison in the coastal town of Negombo when convicted prisoners clashed with inmates who were…
Fighting began on Sunday evening at Negombo Prison, which houses several thousand inmates.
COLOMBO, July 6 — Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the…
Sri Lanka prison riot leaves 19 dead and over 100 injured as rival gangs clash in Negombo jail, hospital officials confirm amid…
COLOMBO, July 6 — Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the…
